Tips for working with layers

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Join Julieanne Kost to discover tips and tricks for selecting and changing the stacking order of layers, applying commands to merged layers, and adding the correct type of layer mask while recording actions.

- [Narrator] There are a few common pitfalls that I want to…make sure that you avoid when you're recording actions.…And the pitfalls have to do with layers.…So let's start by looking at how we should select layers…and how we can reposition layers…in the layers panel.…Because when you're recording,…if you click on a layer…to select that layer,…the action will record the exact name of that layer.…Let me show you.…I'm going to click to create a new action.…We'll call this layer.…And then click record.…If I select this heart four layer,…we can see that in the action…it's actually selected that specific layer.…

Which means if I try to run this action…on an image that doesn't have a layer called heart four,…well, the action's going to say,…"Sorry it's not available"…and stop running.…So how can we avoid this?…Well we can use keyboard shortcuts to select layers…and also to reposition layers.…So let's say for example,…I want to select the top most layer in the layer stack.…I can use the keyboard shortcut option on the Mac…

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6/30/2017

If you're like most creative pros, you probably spend a lot of time in Photoshop. And if you're like a lot of Photoshop users, you probably spend an undue amount of time performing the same tasks. In this course, learn how to automate repetitive tasks in Photoshop, so that you can accomplish more in less time. Join Adobe evangelist Julieanne Kost as she discusses a variety of productivity-boosting techniques for Photoshop automation. She shares tips for working with actions, using the Batch command, scripting, and more.